More Comment – Page 133
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CommentHow the new Telecoms Code will affect developers
New rights given to telecoms operators could delay redevelopment plans
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CommentDoes BIM pay its way?
Until many projects are completed and studied, it’s hard to answer questions on payback for BIM in projects
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CommentBrexit: the answer to the UK’s productivity problem?
With Brexit front-of-mind, might it be an opportunity to further enhance what is currently a robust process to address some of the major construction challenges?
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CommentLeader: Your weekly pick-me-up
Despite the series of negative stories, the glass may finally be looking half full again for the sector
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CommentHansom: Say cheese
I was disappointed to see full berths on a ‘ship’ I wanted to board but consoled myself by celebrating an unusual anniversary and partaking of more cheese than was healthy
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CommentGender pay gap reporting – think of your long-term plan
Firms worried about reporting a sizable gender pay gap should focus on ensuring their strategy to tackle the problem is clear
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CommentThe Carillion demise sets out case for collaboration
The Carillion collapse must surely mark a turning point for the high risk, low margin UK construction sector and its increasingly tarnished reputation for poor quality and high cost
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CommentLegal: Claiming for remedial work
If remedial works are needed, what steps should be taken to recover the costs?
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CommentCase in focus: Performance bonds
Was the guarantor liable under a bond where the contractor became insolvent following termination of the contract?
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CommentCarillion: the end of public-private partnerships?
The failure of the UK’s second largest construction company has led to considerable scrutiny of the way that public services are contracted out to private sector businesses - could this signal the beginning of the end?
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CommentBrownfield Registers have come up short
The creation of Brownfield Land Registers is part of the government’s drive for new homes - but is it working fast enough?
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CommentBrownfield Land Registers – positive in principle, lacking in substance
Homes England launched with fanfare this month, announcing a series of core objectives, both new and invigorated policies intended to get housebuilders on site and start reducing the country’s housing shortfall. The newly introduced Brownfield Land Registers are one such policy. However, if something sounds too good to be ...
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CommentCan modular housing deliver for the private rented sector?
Increasing the volume of modular housing has been touted as a key method in reaching ambitious housing targets. But can the model work?
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CommentLet's get it together
To fix the industry’s problems on inefficiency and building quality, we need better collaboration between builders, engineers and architects early in the process
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CommentHousebuilding in 2018 must be about creating thriving, green and healthy communities
Government’s plan to impose an ’environmental net gain’ principle in housing developments is the clearest signal yet that sustainability will be a dominant factor in the pledge to build one million homes by 2020
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CommentHousing: Will it ever get a settled housing strategy?
The housing sector once again finds itself frustrated at the loss of continuity and uncertainty over the future direction of housing policy
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CommentCarillion’s collapse - a painful anomaly rather than a portent of doom
For Carillion’s 20,000 UK staff and its supply chain, the pain is only just beginning. But there is nothing to suggest that its failure will be an omen
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CommentLeader: Carillion's hubris
An interview with former Carillion boss John McDonough in in 2003 highlighed how Carillion’s set up was set to change from contractor to service provider. The irony, in hindsight, is striking, writes Tom Broughton
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CommentHansom: Taking stock
As the fallout from Carillion’s collapse continues to dominate the news, one of our contributors makes his voice heard (rather often in fact)
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CommentLess bureaucracy, more safety: overhauling the system that led to Grenfell
The Hackitt interim report makes no urgent recommendations on improving the standards of materials used on high-rise buildings - much, much more change needs to be in place